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HalfMooner
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Philippines
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Posted - 09/27/2007 :  08:33:08  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I enjoyed this story, even though it is a bit cruel. And you gotta love the hoaxer's expression:
A website for the fake Porthemmet beach boasts it is the largest in the county — and the only one in Britain “to allow topless sunbathing”.


Fake ... website of Cornwall's 'biggest beach' Porthemmet


Hoaxer ... website creator Jonty Haywood

But it is really a cheeky spoof by a local hoaxer.

Its name gives the game away to locals — “emmet” is a derogatory word for tourist in Cornwall.

But the site tells unwitting visitors an emmet is someone who loves Cornwall and says if they tell residents they are emmets they will fit in fine.

It points out “local landmarks” such as Emmet's Head, Emmet's Stump and Emmet's Reef.
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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moakley
SFN Regular

USA
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Posted - 09/27/2007 :  09:35:26   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send moakley a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by HalfMooner


Hoaxer ... website creator Jonty Haywood

Is that a bottle of Old Janx Spirit sitting next to him? He looks like a gamer.


edited: due to not being logged on, etc.
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Edited by - moakley on 09/27/2007 09:38:31
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard

USA
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Posted - 09/27/2007 :  10:18:37   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send H. Humbert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by moakley
Is that a bottle of Old Janx Spirit sitting next to him? He looks like a gamer.

Looks like a bottle of Jägermeister to me.
"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman

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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
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Posted - 09/27/2007 :  13:27:13   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Good medicine for cough...
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HalfMooner
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Philippines
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Posted - 09/27/2007 :  13:30:14   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse

Good medicine for cough...

Yes! Drink enough, and you won't even worry about coughing.
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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